The Hawalli police have arrested an unidentified European of Arab origin for attempting to ‘sell’ counterfeit Travelers Cheques to a money exchange shop in Hawalli, reports Al-Shahed daily. The daily added, the arrest came when the staff at the exchange suspected the man and called the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior.

When the Forgery and Falsification Department of the Criminal Investigations Department checked the cheque they discovered the cheques were counterfeit. The suspect has been referred for investigations.